2009 end-of-year rugby union internationals

The 2009 end of year rugby internationals, also known as the Autumn internationals in the Northern Hemisphere, saw Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Argentina, tour the northern hemisphere.

The headline event of the series was an attempted Grand Slam tour of the Home Nations by Australia. This year marked the 25th anniversary of the Wallabies' only previous Grand Slam tour, which saw the Wallabies sweep all four matches and saw David Campese, Mark Ella, Nick Farr-Jones, and Michael Lynagh achieve international prominence. Also, for the second consecutive year, a Bledisloe Cup match was contested by New Zealand and Australia outside of either country, this time in Tokyo. The final event of the series, the Barbarians' traditional Final Challenge, involved New Zealand, with the Barbarians winning over a mostly second-string All Blacks side.

For the first time since the inception of the IRB World Rankings in 2003, all of the top 20 teams in the rankings played matches in the November window. The only top-20 teams not playing in the November tours were Uruguay and the United States, which played a two-legged 2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying tie during November.^[1]

This year's series was also marked by more non-Test matches pitting Test teams with top-level club teams than in recent years. Matches of this type are often called "midweek matches" because they are traditionally played at midweek, most often on Wednesday, although they can also be scheduled on a weekend when the touring team has no Test scheduled. Australia and South Africa both scheduled two such matches; the Wallabies won both of their matches comfortably, while the Springboks lost both of theirs.

Matches

Week 1

31 October 2009 17:38 JST (UTC+09)

Australia	19–32	New Zealand
Try: Hynes 34' c Con: Giteau (1/1) Pen: Giteau (4/5) 5', 11', 28', 71'	Report[2]	Try: Sivivatu 20' c Smith 45' c Con: Carter (2/2) Pen: Carter (6/6) 14', 31', 61', 68', 72', 77'

National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo Attendance: 44,449 Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)

FB 15 James O'Connor RW 14 Peter Hynes OC 13 Ryan Cross IC 12 Adam Ashley-Cooper LW 11 Digby Ioane FH 10 Matt Giteau SH 9 Will Genia N8 8 Wycliff Palu  54' OF 7 David Pocock BF 6 Rocky Elsom (c) RL 5 Mark Chisholm  49' LL 4 James Horwill TP 3 Ben Alexander HK 2 Stephen Moore  49' LP 1 Benn Robinson Replacements: HK 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau  49' PR 17 Matt Dunning LK 18 Dean Mumm  49' N8 19 George Smith  54' SH 20 Luke Burgess FH 21 Drew Mitchell CE 22 Quade Cooper Coach: Robbie Deans

FB 15 Mils Muliaina RW 14 Cory Jane OC 13 Conrad Smith IC 12 Ma'a Nonu LW 11 Sitiveni Sivivatu 32' to 42' FH 10 Dan Carter  78' SH 9 Jimmy Cowan N8 8 Rodney So'oialo  53' OF 7 Richie McCaw (c) BF 6 Adam Thomson RL 5 Tom Donnelly  64' LL 4 Brad Thorn TP 3 Neemia Tialata  46' HK 2 Andrew Hore LP 1 Tony Woodcock Replacements: HK 16 Corey Flynn PR 17 John Afoa  46' LK 18 Jason Eaton  64' N8 19 Kieran Read  53' SH 20 Brendon Leonard FH 21 Stephen Donald  78' CE 22 Tamati Ellison Coach: Graham Henry

Assistant referees: Craig Joubert (South Africa) Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan) Television match official: Akihisa Aso (Japan)

Week 2

7 November 2009 14:30 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

England	9–18	Australia
Pen: Wilkinson (2/3) 8', 25' Drop: Wilkinson (1/2) 3'	Report[3]	Try: Genia 21' m Ashley-Cooper 72' c Con: Giteau (1/2) Pen: Giteau (2/2) 45', 60'

Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 80,020 Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)

FB 15 Ugo Monye RW 14 Mark Cueto OC 13 Dan Hipkiss IC 12 Shane Geraghty LW 11 Matt Banahan FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson SH 9 Danny Care N8 8 Jordan Crane OF 7 Lewis Moody BF 6 Tom Croft RL 5 Steve Borthwick (c) LL 4 Louis Deacon TP 3 David Wilson HK 2 Steve Thompson LP 1 Tim Payne Replacements: HK 16 Dylan Hartley PR 17 Duncan Bell LK 18 Courtney Lawes N8 19 James Haskell SH 20 Paul Hodgson FH 21 Andy Goode CE 22 Ayoola Erinle Coach: Martin Johnson

FB 15 Adam Ashley-Cooper RW 14 Peter Hynes OC 13 Digby Ioane IC 12 Quade Cooper LW 11 Drew Mitchell FH 10 Matt Giteau SH 9 Will Genia N8 8 Wycliff Palu OF 7 George Smith BF 6 Rocky Elsom (c) RL 5 Mark Chisholm LL 4 James Horwill TP 3 Ben Alexander HK 2 Stephen Moore LP 1 Benn Robinson Replacements: HK 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau PR 17 Matt Dunning LK 18 Dean Mumm FL 19 David Pocock SH 20 Luke Burgess CE 21 Ryan Cross FB 22 James O'Connor Coach: Robbie Deans

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7 November 2009 16:30 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Portugal	9–12	Namibia
	Report[4]

Estádio Universitário, Lisbon Referee: Chris White (England)

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7 November 2009 17:15 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Wales	12–19	New Zealand
Pen: S. Jones (4) 17', 34', 66', 74'	Report[5]	Try: Hore 56' c Con: Carter Pen: Carter (4) 11', 20', 42', 64'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 74,330 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

FB 15 James Hook RW 14 Leigh Halfpenny OC 13 Tom Shanklin IC 12 Jamie Roberts LW 11 Shane Williams FH 10 Stephen Jones SH 9 Gareth Cooper  54' N8 8 Ryan Jones (c) BF 7 Martyn Williams OF 6 Andy Powell  66' RL 5 Luke Charteris  68' LL 4 Alun Wyn Jones TP 3 Paul James  60' HK 2 Matthew Rees  60' LP 1 Gethin Jenkins Replacements: HK 16 Huw Bennett  60' PR 17 Duncan Jones  60' LK 18 Bradley Davies  68' FL 19 Dafydd Jones  66' SH 20 Martin Roberts  54' CE 21 Jonathan Davies WG 22 Tom James Coach: Warren Gatland

FB 15 Mils Muliaina RW 14 Cory Jane OC 13 Conrad Smith IC 12 Ma'a Nonu LW 11 Zac Guildford FH 10 Dan Carter SH 9 Brendon Leonard  49' N8 8 Kieran Read  65' OF 7 Richie McCaw (c) BF 6 Jerome Kaino RL 5 Jason Eaton  54' LL 4 Brad Thorn TP 3 Neemia Tialata HK 2 Andrew Hore LP 1 Wyatt Crockett  59' Replacements: HK 16 Corey Flynn PR 17 Owen Franks  59' LK 18 Tom Donnelly  54' FL 19 Adam Thomson  65' SH 20 Jimmy Cowan  49' FH 21 Stephen Donald WG 22 Ben Smith Coach: Graham Henry

Touch judges: Mark Lawrence (South Africa) Stuart Terheege (Wales) Television match official: Graham Hughes (England)

Week 3

13 November 2009 19:00 CET/GMT+01 (UTC+01)

Italy A	33–6	Romania
Try: Buso 6' Derbyshire 49' Sepe 67' Quartaroli 80' Con: Bocchino (2/4) Pen: Bocchino (3) 15', 19', 47'	Report[6]	Pen: Vlaicu (2) 3', 25'

Stadio Comunale Beltrametti, Piacenza Referee: Romain Poite (France)

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13 November 2009 19:00 IST/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Ireland A	48–19	Tonga
	Report[7]

Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast Attendance: 3,777 Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)

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13 November 2009 19:30 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Wales	17–13	Samoa
Try: Halfpenny 6' m Pen: Biggar (3) Halfpenny	Report[8]	Try: Mapusua 62' c Con: Fili Pen: Fili (2)

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 58,907 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)

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13 November 2009 20:45 CET/GMT+01 (UTC+01)

France	20–13	South Africa
Try: Clerc 31' m Pen: Dupuy (4/7) 5', 40', 49', 61' Parra (1/1) 78'	Report[9]	Try: Smit 29' c Con: Steyn (1/1) Pen: Steyn (1/2) 19' Drop: Steyn (1/1) 24'

Stadium Municipal, Toulouse Attendance: 34,889 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

FB 15 Damien Traille RW 14 Vincent Clerc OC 13 Yann David  56' IC 12 Maxime Mermoz LW 11 Cédric Heymans  76' FH 10 François Trinh-Duc SH 9 Julien Dupuy  66' N8 8 Louis Picamoles OF 7 Imanol Harinordoquy  57' BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c) RL 5 Romain Millo-Chluski LL 4 Lionel Nallet  53' TP 3 Nicolas Mas  49' HK 2 William Servat  53' LP 1 Fabien Barcella Replacements: HK 16 Dimitri Szarzewski  53' PR 17 Sylvain Marconnet  49' LK 18 Sébastien Chabal  53' FL 19 Julien Bonnaire  57' SH 20 Morgan Parra  66' CE 21 David Marty  56' WG 22 Maxime Médard  76' Coach: Marc Lièvremont

FB 15 Zane Kirchner RW 14 JP Pietersen OC 13 Jaque Fourie IC 12 Adi Jacobs  69' LW 11 Bryan Habana FH 10 Morné Steyn 40' to 50' SH 9 Fourie du Preez N8 8 Ryan Kankowski 68' to 78' BF 7 Schalk Burger  47' OF 6 Heinrich Brüssow RL 5 Victor Matfield 19' to 30' LL 4 Bakkies Botha 7' to 18'  70' TP 3 John Smit (c) HK 2 Bismarck du Plessis  70' LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira  54' Replacements: HK 16 Adriaan Strauss  70' PR 17 Wian du Preez PR 18 CJ van der Linde  54' LK 19 Andries Bekker  7'  18'  19'  30'  70' FL 20 Danie Rossouw  47' FH 21 Ruan Pienaar CE 22 Wynand Olivier  69' Coach: Peter de Villiers

• Ras Dumisani's controversial rendition of the South African national anthem before the game caused a minor diplomatic incident afterwards.^[10]

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14 November 2009 16:15 MT (UTC+04)

Georgia	24–22	Argentina XV
	Report

Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)

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14 November 2009 14:00 WAT (UTC+01)

Tunisia	13–18	Namibia
	Report

Stade El Menzah, Tunis Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)

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14 November 2009 15:00 CET/GMT+01 (UTC+01)

Italy	6–20	New Zealand
Pen: Craig Gower (2/3) 5', 66'	Report	Try: Corey Flynn 30' m Pen: Luke McAlister (5/8) 8', 15', 43', 50', 80'

San Siro, Milan Attendance: 80,074 Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)

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14 November 2009 14:30 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

England	16–9	Argentina
Try: Banahan 71' c Con: Wilkinson (1/1) Pen: Wilkinson (2/5) 20', 39' Drop: Wilkinson (1/1) 6'	Report	Pen: Rodríguez (3/6) 13', 25', 37'

Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 78,743 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

FB 15 Ugo Monye RW 14 Mark Cueto OC 13 Dan Hipkiss IC 12 Shane Geraghty LW 11 Matt Banahan FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson  75' SH 9 Paul Hodgson  75' N8 8 James Haskell OF 7 Lewis Moody BF 6 Tom Croft  62' RL 5 Steve Borthwick (c) LL 4 Louis Deacon TP 3 Duncan Bell HK 2 Dylan Hartley  68' LP 1 Tim Payne  63' Replacements: HK 16 Steve Thompson  68' PR 17 Paul Doran-Jones  63' LK 18 Courtney Lawes FL 19 Joe Worsley  62' SH 20 Danny Care  75' FH 21 Andy Goode  75' CE 22 Ayoola Erinle Coach: Martin Johnson

FB 15 Horacio Agulla RW 14 Lucas Borges OC 13 Gonzalo Tiesi IC 12 Martín Rodríguez LW 11 Mauro Comuzzi FH 10 Santiago Fernández SH 9 Alfredo Lalanne  75' N8 8 Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (c) OF 7 Alejandro Abadie  33' BF 6 Tomás Leonardi RL 5 Patricio Albacete LL 4 Esteban Lozada  55' TP 3 Martín Scelzo  66' HK 2 Mario Ledesma LP 1 Rodrigo Roncero Replacements: HK 16 Alberto Vernet Basualdo PR 17 Marcos Ayerza  66' LK 18 Manuel Carizza  55' FL 19 Alejandro Campos  33' SH 20 Agustín Figuerola  75' FH 21 Benjamín Urdapilleta WG 22 Federico Martín Aramburú Coach: Santiago Phelan

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14 November 2009 14:30 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Scotland	23–10	Fiji
Try: Beattie 21' c Morrison 51' c Con: Godman (2/2) Pen: Godman (3/4) 14', 28', 34'	Report[11]	Try: Goneva 38' c Con: Little (1/1) Pen: Little (1/2) 63'

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 21,826 Referee: Chris White (England)

FB 15 Rory Lamont RW 14 Sean Lamont OC 13 Alex Grove IC 12 Graeme Morrison LW 11 Simon Danielli FH 10 Phil Godman SH 9 Chris Cusiter (c) N8 8 Johnnie Beattie OF 7 John Barclay BF 6 Alasdair Strokosch RL 5 Alastair Kellock LL 4 Nathan Hines TP 3 Moray Low HK 2 Ross Ford LP 1 Allan Jacobsen Replacements: HK 16 Dougie Hall PR 17 Kyle Traynor LK 18 Jason White N8 19 Richie Vernon SH 20 Mike Blair CE 21 Chris Paterson FB 22 Nick De Luca Coach: Andy Robinson

FB 15 Josh Matavesi RW 14 Vereniki Goneva OC 13 Gabiriele Lovobalavu IC 12 Seremaia Bai (c) LW 11 Napolioni Nalaga FH 10 Nicky Little SH 9 Mosese Rauluni N8 8 Asaeli Boko BF 7 Akapusi Qera OF 6 Josefa Domolailai RL 5 Ifereimi Rawaqa LL 4 Wame Lewaravu TP 3 Deacon Manu HK 2 Viliame Veikoso LP 1 Alefoso Yalayalatabua Replacements: HK 16 Graham Dewes PR 17 Sireli Ledua LK 18 Leone Nakarawa N8 19 Samu Bola SH 20 Waisale Vatuvoka FH 21 Jonetani Ratu FB 22 Nasoni Roko Coach: Glen Ella

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15 November 2009 14:00 JST (UTC+09)

Japan	46–8	Canada
Try: Leitch 9' m Kikutani 37' c Aruga 39' c Tupuailei 48' c Onozawa 51' c Horie 75' c Con: Webb (4/5) Arlidge (1/1) Pen: Webb (2/3) 20', 23'		Try: Hirayama 79' m Pen: Pritchard (1/2) 17'

Yurtec Stadium Sendai, Miyagi Attendance: 6,164 Referee: Keith Brown (New Zealand)

• Japan's victory saw them achieve their highest ever spot on the IRB World Rankings.^{[citation needed]}

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15 November 2009 15:00 IST/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Ireland [12]	20–20	Australia
Try: Bowe 57' c O'Driscoll 79' c Con: O'Gara (2/2) Pen: O'Gara (2/2) 5', 21'	Report[13]	Try: Mitchell 2' c Elsom 62' c Con: Giteau (2/2) Pen: Giteau (2/4) 24', 54'

Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 69,886[14] Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)

FB 15 Rob Kearney RW 14 Tommy Bowe OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c) IC 12 Paddy Wallace LW 11 Luke Fitzgerald  53' FH 10 Ronan O'Gara SH 9 Tomás O'Leary N8 8 Jamie Heaslip OF 7 David Wallace 63' to 65' BF 6 Stephen Ferris  75' RL 5 Paul O'Connell LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan TP 3 John Hayes HK 2 Jerry Flannery LP 1 Cian Healy Replacements: HK 16 Seán Cronin PR 17 Tom Court LK 18 Leo Cullen FL 19 Denis Leamy  63'  65'  75' SH 20 Eoin Reddan FH 21 Johnny Sexton WG 22 Keith Earls  53' Coach: Declan Kidney

FB 15 Adam Ashley-Cooper  69' RW 14 Peter Hynes OC 13 Digby Ioane IC 12 Quade Cooper LW 11 Drew Mitchell FH 10 Matt Giteau SH 9 Will Genia N8 8 Wycliff Palu 29' to 39' OF 7 David Pocock 20' to 28' BF 6 Rocky Elsom (c) RL 5 Mark Chisholm LL 4 James Horwill TP 3 Ben Alexander HK 2 Stephen Moore  64' LP 1 Benn Robinson Replacements: HK 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau  64' PR 17 Matt Dunning LK 18 Dean Mumm FL 19 George Smith  20'  28' SH 20 Luke Burgess FH 21 Ryan Cross FB 22 James O'Connor  69' Coach: Robbie Deans

• Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll became the 11th player to reach 100 Test caps.

Week 4

20 November 2009 19:00 CET/GMT+01 (UTC+01)

Italy A	8–7	Georgia

Stadio Bruseschi, Palmanova Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)

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20 November 2009 19:30 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Scotland A	38–7	Tonga
	Report[15]

Netherdale, Galashiels Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)

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21 November 2009 14:05 JST (UTC+09)

Japan	27–6	Canada
Try: Aruga 9' m Hatakeyama 20' c Leitch 48' c Goromaru 72' m Con: Nicholas (1/3) Webb (1/1) Pen: Webb (1/2) 21'	Report[16]	Pen: Pritchard (1/1) 23' Monro (1/1) 46'

Prince Chichibu Memorial Ground, Tokyo Attendance: 10,175 Referee: Vinny Munro (New Zealand)

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21 November 2009 15:00 CET/GMT+01 (UTC+01)

Italy	10–32	South Africa
Try: Garcia 31' c Con: Gower Pen: Gower 59'	Report[17]	Try: Habana 5' m Fourie 13' c Du Preez 52' c Olivier 72' c Con: Steyn (2) Pienaar Pen: Steyn (2) 46', 64'

Stadio Friuli, Udine Attendance: 31,482 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)

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21 November 2009 14:30 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

England	6–19	New Zealand
Pen: Wilkinson (2/2) 15', 25'	Report[18]	Try: Cowan 56' c Con: Carter (1/1) Pen: Carter (4/6) 23', 29', 46', 67'

Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 80,676 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)

FB 15 Mark Cueto RW 14 Ugo Monye OC 13 Dan Hipkiss IC 12 Ayoola Erinle  63' LW 11 Matt Banahan  72' FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson SH 9 Paul Hodgson  70' N8 8 James Haskell OF 7 Lewis Moody BF 6 Joe Worsley  2' RL 5 Steve Borthwick (c) LL 4 Simon Shaw  65' TP 3 Duncan Bell  51' HK 2 Dylan Hartley  49' LP 1 Tim Payne Replacements: HK 16 Steve Thompson  49' PR 17 David Wilson  51' LK 18 Louis Deacon  65' FL 19 Tom Croft  2' SH 20 Danny Care  70' CE 21 Shane Geraghty  63' WG 22 Mathew Tait  72' Coach: Martin Johnson

FB 15 Mils Muliaina RW 14 Zac Guildford OC 13 Conrad Smith IC 12 Ma'a Nonu LW 11 Sitiveni Sivivatu FH 10 Dan Carter SH 9 Jimmy Cowan  71' N8 8 Kieran Read OF 7 Richie McCaw (c) BF 6 Adam Thomson  58' RL 5 Tom Donnelly  58' LL 4 Brad Thorn TP 3 Owen Franks  58' HK 2 Andrew Hore LP 1 Tony Woodcock Replacements: HK 16 Aled de Malmanche PR 17 John Afoa  58' LK 18 Anthony Boric  58' FL 19 Jerome Kaino  58' SH 20 Andy Ellis  71' FH 21 Stephen Donald CE 22 Tamati Ellison Coach: Graham Henry

• Dan Carter became the all-time leading Test point scorer for the All Blacks, surpassing Andrew Mehrtens.

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21 November 2009 14:30 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Wales	33–16	Argentina
	Report[19]

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 60,974 Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)

FB 15 James Hook RW 14 Leigh Halfpenny OC 13 Jamie Roberts IC 12 Jonathan Davies LW 11 Shane Williams FH 10 Stephen Jones SH 9 Gareth Cooper N8 8 Ryan Jones (c) OF 7 Martyn Williams BF 6 Andy Powell RL 5 Luke Charteris LL 4 Alun Wyn Jones TP 3 Paul James HK 2 Matthew Rees LP 1 Gethin Jenkins Replacements: HK 16 Huw Bennett PR 17 Duncan Jones LK 18 Jonathan Thomas FL 19 Dan Lydiate SH 20 Dwayne Peel CE 21 Andrew Bishop WG 22 Tom James Coach: Warren Gatland

FB 15 Horacio Agulla RW 14 Lucas Borges OC 13 Gonzalo Tiesi IC 12 Martín Rodríguez LW 11 Mauro Comuzzi FH 10 Santiago Fernández SH 9 Agustín Figuerola N8 8 Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (c) OF 7 Alejandro Abadie BF 6 Tomás Leonardi RL 5 Patricio Albacete LL 4 Mariano Sambucetti TP 3 Martín Scelzo HK 2 Mario Ledesma LP 1 Rodrigo Roncero Replacements: HK 16 Alberto Vernet Basualdo PR 17 Marcos Ayerza LK 18 Manuel Carizza N8 19 Alejandro Campos SH 20 Alfredo Lalanne FH 21 Benjamín Urdapilleta WG 22 Horacio San Martín Coach: Santiago Phelan

Assistant referees: Christophe Berdos (France) David Changleng (Scotland) Television match official: Jim Yuille (Scotland)

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21 November 2009 15:00 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Portugal	13–24	Argentina XV
	Report[20]

Estádio Universitário, Lisbon Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)

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21 November 2009 18:00 CET/GMT+01 (UTC+01)

France	43–5	Samoa
	Report[21]

Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 67,834 Referee: Dave Pearson (England)

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21 November 2009 17:15 IST/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Ireland	41–6	Fiji
Try: Earls (2) 18' c, 62' c O'Driscoll 45' c Kearney 67' c Horgan 76' c Con: Sexton (5/5) Pen: Sexton (2/2) 9', 40'	Report[22]	Pen: Little (2/3) 27', 43'

RDS Arena, Dublin Attendance: 16,500 Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)

FB 15 Rob Kearney RW 14 Shane Horgan OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c) IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy LW 11 Keith Earls FH 10 Johnny Sexton SH 9 Eoin Reddan N8 8 Jamie Heaslip OF 7 Denis Leamy BF 6 Stephen Ferris RL 5 Paul O'Connell LL 4 Leo Cullen TP 3 John Hayes HK 2 Jerry Flannery LP 1 Tom Court Replacements: HK 16 Seán Cronin PR 17 Tony Buckley LK 18 Donncha O'Callaghan N8 19 Seán O'Brien SH 20 Tomás O'Leary FH 21 Paddy Wallace FB 22 Andrew Trimble Coach: Declan Kidney

FB 15 Norman Ligairi RW 14 Vereniki Goneva OC 13 Gabiriele Lovobalavu IC 12 Seremaia Bai (c) LW 11 Nasoni Roko FH 10 Nicky Little SH 9 Mosese Rauluni N8 8 Asaeli Boko OF 7 Akapusi Qera BF 6 Apolosi Satala RL 5 Ifereimi Rawaqa LL 4 Wame Lewaravu TP 3 Viliame Seuseu HK 2 Viliame Veikoso LP 1 Aisake Tarogi Replacements: HK 16 Isireli Ledua PR 17 Graham Dewes LK 18 Leone Nakarawa N8 19 Samu Bola SH 20 Waisale Vatuvoka FH 21 Josh Matavesi WG 22 Timoci Nagusa Coach: Glen Ella

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21 November 2009 17:15 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Scotland	9–8	Australia
Pen: Godman (2/3) 27', 56' Drop: Paterson (1/1) 75'	Report[23]	Try: Cross 80' m Pen: Giteau (1/3) 4'

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 44,762 Referee: Romain Poite (France)

FB 15 Rory Lamont RW 14 Sean Lamont OC 13 Alex Grove IC 12 Graeme Morrison  40' LW 11 Simon Danielli  63' FH 10 Phil Godman SH 9 Chris Cusiter (c)  20' N8 8 Johnnie Beattie  63' OF 7 John Barclay BF 6 Alasdair Strokosch  47' RL 5 Alastair Kellock LL 4 Nathan Hines TP 3 Moray Low  57' HK 2 Ross Ford  76' LP 1 Allan Jacobsen Replacements: HK 16 Dougie Hall  76' PR 17 Kyle Traynor  57' FL 18 Jason White  47' N8 19 Richie Vernon  63' SH 20 Rory Lawson  20' FB 21 Chris Paterson  63' CE 22 Nick De Luca  40' Coach: Andy Robinson

FB 15 Adam Ashley-Cooper RW 14 Peter Hynes OC 13 Ryan Cross IC 12 Quade Cooper  73' LW 11 Drew Mitchell FH 10 Matt Giteau SH 9 Will Genia  63' N8 8 Wycliff Palu  66' OF 7 George Smith BF 6 Rocky Elsom (c) RL 5 Mark Chisholm  49' LL 4 James Horwill TP 3 Ben Alexander HK 2 Stephen Moore  45' LP 1 Benn Robinson  16' Replacements: HK 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau  45' PR 17 Sekope Kepu  16' LK 18 Dean Mumm  49' N8 19 Richard Brown  66' SH 20 Luke Burgess  63' WG 21 Lachie Turner CE 22 James O'Connor  73' Coach: Robbie Deans

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Week 5

27 November 2009 19:30 IST/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Ireland A	31–0	Argentina XV
	Report[24]

Tallaght Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 4,016 Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)

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28 November 2009 15:00 CET/GMT+01 (UTC+01)

Italy	24–6	Samoa
Try: McLean 7' m Penalty try 77' c Con: Mi.Bergamasco (1/2) Pen: Mi.Bergamasco (2/2) 7', 21' Gower 37' c Drop: Tebaldi 50'	Report[25]	Pen: Esau (2/4) 12', 40'

Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca, Ascoli Piceno Attendance: 17,110 Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)

• This was Italy's first win since June 2008, ending a 13-game losing streak.^[26]

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28 November 2009 14:30 IST/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Ireland	15–10	South Africa
Pen: Sexton (5/7) 10', 30', 48', 52', 68'	Report[27]	Try: Burger 16' c Con: Steyn (1/1) Drop: Steyn (1/2) 24'

Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 74,950[28] Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

FB 15 Rob Kearney RW 14 Tommy Bowe OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c) IC 12 Paddy Wallace LW 11 Keith Earls FH 10 Johnny Sexton SH 9 Tomás O'Leary N8 8 Jamie Heaslip OF 7 David Wallace BF 6 Stephen Ferris RL 5 Paul O'Connell LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan TP 3 John Hayes HK 2 Jerry Flannery LP 1 Cian Healy Replacements: HK 16 Seán Cronin PR 17 Tony Buckley LK 18 Leo Cullen FL 19 Seán O'Brien SH 20 Peter Stringer FH 21 Ronan O'Gara FB 22 Gordon D'Arcy Coach: Declan Kidney

FB 15 Zane Kirchner RW 14 JP Pietersen OC 13 Jaque Fourie IC 12 Wynand Olivier LW 11 Bryan Habana FH 10 Morné Steyn SH 9 Fourie du Preez N8 8 Danie Rossouw BF 7 Schalk Burger OF 6 Heinrich Brüssow RL 5 Victor Matfield LL 4 Bakkies Botha TP 3 BJ Botha HK 2 John Smit (c) LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira Replacements: HK 16 Bismarck du Plessis PR 17 CJ van der Linde LK 18 Andries Bekker FL 19 Jean Deysel FL 20 Dewald Potgieter FH 21 Ruan Pienaar FB 22 Jean de Villiers Coach: Peter de Villiers

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28 November 2009 14:30 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Scotland	6–9	Argentina
	Report[29]

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)

FB 15 Rory Lamont RW 14 Sean Lamont OC 13 Ben Cairns IC 12 Alex Grove LW 11 Thom Evans FH 10 Phil Godman SH 9 Chris Cusiter (c) N8 8 Johnnie Beattie OF 7 Alan MacDonald BF 6 Alasdair Strokosch RL 5 Alastair Kellock LL 4 Nathan Hines TP 3 Moray Low HK 2 Ross Ford LP 1 Allan Jacobsen Replacements: HK 16 Dougie Hall PR 17 Kyle Traynor LK 18 Jason White N8 19 Richie Vernon SH 20 Rory Lawson FH 21 Chris Paterson CE 22 Nick De Luca Coach: Andy Robinson

FB 15 Horacio Agulla RW 14 Lucas Borges OC 13 Gonzalo Tiesi IC 12 Martín Rodríguez LW 11 Federico Martín Aramburú FH 10 Santiago Fernández SH 9 Alfredo Lalanne N8 8 Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (c) BF 7 Alejandro Abadie OF 6 Alejandro Campos RL 5 Patricio Albacete LL 4 Manuel Carizza TP 3 Martín Scelzo HK 2 Alberto Vernet Basualdo LP 1 Marcos Ayerza Replacements: HK 16 Agustín Creevy PR 17 Rodrigo Roncero LK 18 Esteban Lozada N8 19 Tomás Leonardi SH 20 Agustín Figuerola FH 21 Benjamín Urdapilleta FB 22 Horacio San Martín Coach: Santiago Phelan

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28 November 2009 15:00 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Portugal	19–24	Tonga

Estádio Universitário, Lisbon Referee: James Jones (Wales)

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28 November 2009 17:15 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Wales	12–33	Australia
Pen: S. Jones (3/4) 21', 30', 40' Halfpenny (1/1) 17'	Report[30]	Try: Ioane 7' m Horwill 19' m Pocock 24' c Polota-Nau 62' c Con: Giteau (2/4) Pen: Giteau (3/3) 2', 31', 57'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

FB 15 James Hook RW 14 Leigh Halfpenny  28' OC 13 Jamie Roberts IC 12 Jonathan Davies LW 11 Shane Williams  5' FH 10 Stephen Jones SH 9 Dwayne Peel 10' to 15'  72' N8 8 Andy Powell 60' to 65' OF 7 Martyn Williams BF 6 Dan Lydiate 48' to 60'  65' RL 5 Luke Charteris  49' LL 4 Alun Wyn Jones TP 3 Paul James  48' HK 2 Matthew Rees  30' LP 1 Gethin Jenkins (c) Replacements: HK 16 Huw Bennett  30' PR 17 Duncan Jones  48' LK 18 Jonathan Thomas  49' FL 19 Sam Warburton  48' SH 20 Martin Roberts  10'  15'  72' CE 21 Andrew Bishop  28' WG 22 Tom James  5' Coach: Warren Gatland

FB 15 Adam Ashley-Cooper RW 14 Peter Hynes  64' OC 13 Digby Ioane IC 12 Quade Cooper LW 11 Drew Mitchell  70' FH 10 Matt Giteau SH 9 Will Genia  79' N8 8 Wycliff Palu  70' OF 7 David Pocock  40' BF 6 Rocky Elsom (c) RL 5 Dean Mumm LL 4 James Horwill TP 3 Ben Alexander  73' HK 2 Stephen Moore  55' LP 1 Benn Robinson Replacements: HK 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau  55' PR 17 Matt Dunning  73' N8 18 Mark Chisholm  70' FL 19 George Smith  40' SH 20 Luke Burgess  79' WG 21 James O'Connor  64' WG 22 Kurtley Beale  70' Coach: Robbie Deans

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28 November 2009 19:15 EET/GMT+02 (UTC+02)

Romania	18–29	Fiji

Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, Bucharest

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28 November 2009 20:45 CET/GMT+01 (UTC+01)

France	12–39	New Zealand
Pen: Dupuy (3/5) 3', 16', 20' Drop: Trinh-Duc (1/1) 36'	Report[31]	Try: Sivivatu 7' c Muliaina 23' m Kaino 34' c Jane 65' c Smith 77' c Con: Carter (4/5) 8', 35', 65', 79' Pen: Carter (2/2) 30', 54'

Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)

FB 15 Damien Traille RW 14 Vincent Clerc  77' OC 13 David Marty IC 12 Yannick Jauzion  63' LW 11 Maxime Médard FH 10 François Trinh-Duc SH 9 Julien Dupuy  59' N8 8 Julien Bonnaire OF 7 Fulgence Ouedraogo  63' BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c) RL 5 Romain Millo-Chluski LL 4 Sébastien Chabal  52' TP 3 Sylvain Marconnet  51' HK 2 William Servat  47' LP 1 Fabien Barcella Replacements: HK 16 Dimitri Szarzewski  47' PR 17 Nicolas Mas  51' LK 18 Lionel Nallet  52' FL 19 Julien Puricelli  63' SH 20 Morgan Parra  59' CE 21 Yann David  63' WG 22 Cédric Heymans  77' Coach: Marc Lièvremont

FB 15 Mils Muliaina RW 14 Cory Jane OC 13 Conrad Smith IC 12 Ma'a Nonu  71' LW 11 Sitiveni Sivivatu FH 10 Dan Carter  77' SH 9 Jimmy Cowan  75' N8 8 Kieran Read OF 7 Richie McCaw (c) BF 6 Jerome Kaino RL 5 Tom Donnelly LL 4 Brad Thorn  65' TP 3 Neemia Tialata  65' HK 2 Andrew Hore  74' LP 1 Tony Woodcock Replacements: HK 16 Corey Flynn  74' PR 17 Owen Franks  65' LK 18 Anthony Boric  65' FL 19 Tanerau Latimer SH 20 Andy Ellis  75' FH 21 Stephen Donald  77' CE 22 Luke McAlister  71' Coach: Graham Henry

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28 November 2009 14:00 PST (UTC-08)

Canada	22–6	Russia
	Report

Swangard Stadium, Burnaby Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Chris Henshall (United States)

Week 6

5 December 2009 14:30 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Barbarians	25–18	New Zealand
Try: Habana (3) 10' c, 40' c, 68' m Con: Giteau (2/3) 10', 40' Pen: Giteau M. Steyn	Report[32]	Try: B. Smith 23' c Boric 67' m Con: Donald (1/2) 23' Pen: Donald Delany

Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 63,554 Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)

FB 15 Drew Mitchell RW 14 Joe Rokocoko OC 13 Jaque Fourie IC 12 Jamie Roberts LW 11 Bryan Habana FH 10 Matt Giteau SH 9 Fourie du Preez N8 8 Rocky Elsom OF 7 George Smith BF 6 Schalk Burger RL 5 Victor Matfield (c) LL 4 Carlo Del Fava TP 3 W. P. Nel HK 2 Bismarck du Plessis LP 1 Salvatore Perugini Replacements: HK 16 Stephen Moore PR 17 Tendai Mtawarira LK 18 Quintin Geldenhuys N8 19 Andy Powell SH 20 Will Genia FB 21 Morné Steyn WG 22 Leigh Halfpenny Coach: Nick Mallett

FB 15 Cory Jane RW 14 Ben Smith OC 13 Tamati Ellison IC 12 Luke McAlister LW 11 Zac Guildford FH 10 Stephen Donald SH 9 Brendon Leonard N8 8 Rodney So'oialo OF 7 Richie McCaw (c) BF 6 Liam Messam RL 5 Anthony Boric LL 4 Jason Eaton TP 3 John Afoa HK 2 Corey Flynn LP 1 Wyatt Crockett Replacements: HK 16 Andrew Hore PR 17 Neemia Tialata LK 18 Adam Thomson FL 19 Tanerau Latimer SH 20 Jimmy Cowan FH 21 Mike Delany WG 22 Sitiveni Sivivatu Coach: Graham Henry

Touch judges: Romain Poite (France) David Changleng (Scotland) Television match official: Andrew Turner (England) / Graham Hughes (England)

• This was New Zealand's first loss in the Northern Hemisphere since 2007, as well as the first time in two years a team had managed to score tries against them in the Northern Hemisphere.

See also

• Autumn rugby union internationals

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